The Present Progressive Review. The present participle (el gerundio) Regular –ar verbs add –ando Besar—besando Regular –er and –ir verbs add –iendo Correr—corriendo.

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1 The Present Progressive Review

2 The present participle (el gerundio) Regular –ar verbs add –ando Besar—besando Regular –er and –ir verbs add –iendo Correr—corriendo Escupir--escupiendo

3 -ir stem-changing verbs (shoe verbs) change the e to i, and the o to u. Mentir—mintiendo Servir—sirviendo Pedir—pidiendo Vestir—vistiendo Dormir—durmiendo Morir--muriendo

4 El Presente Progresivo Estar + the present participle. Describes what is happening right now.

5 Estar in the present tense. SingularPlural YoEstoyNosotrosEstamos TúTúEstásVosotrosEstáis Él Ella Ud. Está Ellos Ellas Uds. Están

6 Put estar and the present participle together and you have the equivalent of am, is, are, __________ing. El IRS está tramitando su ofrecimiento. The IRS is processing your offer. Los contribuyentes están preparando las declaraciones. The taxpayers are preparing the returns. Estoy rascando mis pompis. I am scratching my buttocks.

7 We can use seguir or continuar in place of estar to convey the idea “still _________ing” or “continues ________ing.” Aunque tiene cáncer, el paciente sigue fumando. Even though he has cancer, the patient is still smoking. Sr. Burroughs sigue manejando el pinto policromado. Mr. Burroughs continues driving the multi-colored Pinto. Después de perder todo el dinero, continúa apostando. After losing all of his money, he continues betting.